PUBLICATIONS


2017

  • Abhik S., Krishna R.P.M., Mahakur M., Ganai M., Mukhopadhyay P., Dudhia J. Revised cloud processes to improve the mean and intraseasonal variability of Indian summer monsoon in climate forecast system: Part 1 Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 9, May 2017, DOI:10.1002/2016MS000819, 1-28

  • Ali K., Trivedi D.K., Sahu S.K. Surface ozone characterization at Larsemann Hills and Maitri, Antarctica Science of the Total Environment, 584-585, April 2017, DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.173, 1130-1137

  • Balaji B., Prabha T.V., Jaya Rao Y., Kiran T., Dinesh G., Chakravarty K., Sonbawne S.M., Rajeevan M. Potential of collocated radiometer and wind profiler observations for monsoon studies Atmospheric Research, 194, September 2017, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.04.023, 17-26

  • Bhalwankar R., Deshpande C.G., Kamra A.K. Breakup modes of the drops suspended in a vertical wind tunnel in presence of the horizontal electric field Journal of Geophysical Research, 122, February 2017, DOI:10.1002/2016JD025805, 1838-1849

  • Bipin Kumar, Bera S., Prabha T.V., Grabowski W. Cloud-edge mixing: Direct numerical simulation and observations in Indian Monsoon clouds Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 9, February 2017, DOI:10.1002/2016MS000731, 1-22

  • Bisht D.S., Srivastava A.K., Joshi H., Ram K., Singh N., Naja M., Srivastava M.K., Tiwari S Chemical characterization of rainwater at a high-altitude site Nainital in the central Himalayas, India Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24, February 2017, DOI:10.1007/s11356-016-8093-z, 3959-3969

  • Chanrion O., Neubert T., Mogensen A., Yair Y., Stendel M., Singh Rajesh, Siingh D. Profuse activity of blue electrical discharges at the tops of thunderstorms Geophysical Research Letters, 44, January 2017, DOI:10.1002/2016GL071311, 1-8

  • Chate D.M., Tinmaker M.I.R., Aslam M.Y., Ghude S.D. Climate indicators for lightning over sea, sea-land mixed and land-only surfaces in India International Journal of Climatology, 37, March 2017, DOI:10.1002/joc.4802, 1672-1679

  • Chaudhari H.S., Hazra A., Pokhrel S., Chakrabarty Chandrima, Saha Subodh K., Sreenivas P. SST and OLR relationship during Indian summer monsoon: a coupled climate modelling perspective Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, online, March 2017, DOI:10.1007/s00703-017-0514-0, 1-15

  • Chowdary J.S., Harsha H.S., Gnanaseelan C., Srinivas G., Parekh A., Pillai P., Naidu C.V. Indian summer monsoon rainfall variability in response to differences in the decay phase of El Niño Climate Dynamics, 48, April 2017, DOI:10.1007/s00382-016-3233-1, 2707-2727

  • Das Subrata Kumar, Golhait R.B., Uma K.N. Clouds vertical properties over the Northern Hemisphere monsoon regions from CloudSat-CALIPSO measurements Atmospheric Research, 183, January 2017, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.08.011, 73-83

  • Das Subrata Kumar, Konwar M., Chakravarty K., Deshpande S.M. Raindrop size distribution of different cloud types over the Western Ghats using simultaneous measurements from Micro-Rain Radar and disdrometer Atmospheric Research, 186, April 2017, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.11.003, 72-82

  • Deshpande A., Gnanaseelan C., Chowdary J.S., Rahul S. Interannual spring Wyrtki jet variability and its regional impacts Dynamics of Atmosphere and Ocean, 78, June 2017, DOI:10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2017.02.001, 26-37

  • Fadnavis S., Chattopadhyay R. Linkages of subtropical stratospheric intraseasonal intrusions with Indian summer monsoon deficit rainfall Journal of Climate, 30, July 2017, DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0463.1, 5083-5096

  • Götzfried P., Bipin Kumar, Shaw R.A., Schumacher J. Droplet dynamics and fine-scale structure in a shearless turbulent mixing layer with phase changes Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 814, February 2017, DOI:10.1017/jfm.2017.23, 452-483

  • Ghude S.D., Bhat G.S., Prabha T., Jenamani R.K., Chate D.M., Safai P.D., Karipot A.K., Konwar M., Pithani P., Sinha V., Rao P.S.P., Dixit S.A., Tiwari S., Todekar K., Varpe S., Srivastava A.K., Bisht D.S., Murugavel P., Ali K., Mina U., Dharua M., Jaya Rao Y., Padmakumari B., Hazra A., Nigam N., Shende U., Lal D.M., et.al., Acharja P., Kulkarni R., Subharthi C., Balaji B., Varghese M., Bera S., Ra Winter fog experiment over the Indo-Gangetic plains of India Current Science, 112, February 2017, DOI:10.18520/cs/v112/i04/767-784,767-784

  • Girach I. A., Ojha Narendra, Nair P. R., Pozzer A., Tiwari Y. K., Ravi Kumar K., Lelieveld J. Variations in O3, CO, and CH4 over the Bay of Bengal during the summer monsoon season: shipborne measurements and model simulations Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17, January 2017, DOI:10.5194/acp-17-257-2017, 257-275

  • Gnanaseelan C., Deshpande A. Equatorial Indian Ocean subsurface current variability in an Ocean General Circulation Model Climate Dynamics, online, May 2017, DOI:10.1007/s00382-017-3716-8, 1-13

  • Goswami B.B., Khouider B., Phani R., Mukhopadhyay P., Majda A. Improving synoptic and intraseasonal variability in CFSv2 via stochastic representation of organized convection Geophysical Research Letters, 44, January 2017, DOI:10.1002/2016GL071542, 1-10

  • Goswami T., Suryachandra A. Rao, Hazra A., Chaudhari H.S., Dhakate A., Salunke K., Mahapatra S. Assessment of simulation of radiation in NCEP Climate Forecasting System (CFS V2) Atmospheric Research, 193, September 2017, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.04.013, 94-106

  • Hazra A., Chaudhari H. S., Ranalkar M.R., Chen Jen-Ping Role of interactions between cloud microphysics, dynamics and aerosol in the heavy rainfall event of June 2013 over Uttarakhand, India Quarterly Journal of Royal Meteorological Society, online, February 2017, DOI:10.1002/qj.2983, 1-13

  • Hazra A., Chaudhari H.S., Saha Subodh K., Pokhrel S. Effect of cloud microphysics on Indian summer monsoon precipitating clouds: A coupled climate modeling study Journal of Geophysical Research, 122, March 2017, DOI:10.1002/2016JD026106, 1-20

  • Jaswal A.K., Padmakumari B., Naresh Kumar, Kore P.A. Increasing trend in temperature and moisture induced heat index and its effect on human health in climate change scenario over the Indian sub-continent Journal of Climate Change, 3, January 2017, DOI:10.3233/JCC-170002, 11-25

  • Joshi M.K, Kucharski F. Impact of inter decadal Pacific oscillation on Indian summer monsoon rainfall: an assessment from CMIP5 climate models Climate Dynamics, 48, April 2017, DOI:10.1007/s00382-016-3210-8, 2375-2391

  • Kakade S.B., Kulkarni Ashwini Seasonal prediction of summer monsoon rainfall over cluster regions of India Journal of Earth System Science, 126, April 2017, DOI:10.1007/s12040-017-0811-5, 1-15

  • Kakatkar R., Gnanaseelan C., Chowdary J.S., Parekh A., Deepa J.S. Indian summer monsoon rainfall variability during 2014 and 2015 and associated Indo-Pacific upper ocean temperature patterns Theoretical and Applied Climatology, online, January 2017, DOI 10.1007/s00704-017-2046-4, 1-13

  • Konwar M., Laven P., Prabha T.V. Simultaneous observation of a glory and in-situ microphysical cloud properties Applied Optics, 56, July 2017, DOI:10.1364/AO.56.0000G5, G5-G8

  • Kothawale D.R., Deshpande N.R., Narkhedkar S.G., Kulkarni J.R. Unidentified heavy rainfall station 'Tamhini' in the northern region of Western Ghats of India International Journal of Climatology, 37, March 2017, DOI:10.1002/joc.4786, 1416-1431

  • Morwal S.B., Narkhedkar S.G., Padmakumari B., Maheskumar R.S., Deshpande C.G., Kulkarni J.R. Intra-seasonal and Inter-annual variability of Bowen Ratio over rain-shadow region of North peninsular India Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 128, May 2017, DOI:10.1007/s00704-016-1745-6, 835-844

  • Padmakumari B., Maheskumar R.S., Anand V., Axisa D. Microphysical characteristics of convective clouds over ocean and land from aircraft observations Atmospheric Research, 195, October 2017, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.05.011, 62-71

  • Parekh A., Raju A., Chowdary J.S., Gnanaseelan C. Impact of satellite data assimilation on the predictability of monsoon intraseasonal oscillations in a regional model Remote Sensing Letters, 8, April 2017, DOI:10.1080/2150704X.2017.1312614, 686-695

  • Prabhu A., Kripalani R.H., Oh J., Preethi B. Can the Southern Annular Mode Influence the Korean Summer Monsoon Rainfall? Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 53, April 2017, DOI:10.1007/s13143-017-0029-0, 217-228

  • Prabhu A., Oh J., Kim I-w, Kripalani R.H., Pandithurai G. SMMR-SSM/I derived Greenland Sea ice variability: links with Indian and Korean Monsoons Climate Dynamics, online, April 2017, DOI:10.1007/s00382-017-3659-0, 1-21

  • Pradhan M., Yadav R.K., Ramu Dandi A., Srivastava A., Phani M.K., Rao S.A. Shift in MONSOON-SST teleconnections in the tropical Indian Ocean and ENSEMBLES climate models fidelity in its simulation International Journal of Climatology, 37, April 2017, DOI:10.1002/joc.4841, 2280-2294

  • Preethi B., Mujumdar M., Kripalani R.H., Prabhu A., Krishnan R. Recent trends and tele-connections among South and East Asian summer monsoons in a warming environment Climate Dynamics, 48, April 2017, DOI:10.1007/s00382-016-3218-0, 2489-2505

  • Preethi B., Mujumdar M., Prabhu A., Kripalani R.H. Variability and Teleconnections of South and East Asian Summer Monsoons in Present and Future Projections of CMIP5 Climate Models Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 53, May 2017, DOI:10.1007/s13143-017-0034-3, 305-325

  • Rai A., Saha Subodh K. Evaluation of energy fluxes in the NCEP climate forecast system version 2.0 (CFSv2) Climate Dynamics, online, March 2017, DOI:10.1007/s00382-017-3587-z, 1-14

  • Ramu D.A., Suryachadra A. Rao, Pillai P., Pradhan M., George G., Nagarguna Rao D., Mahapatra S., Pai D.S., Rajeevan M. Prediction of seasonal summer monsoon rainfall over homogenous regions of India using dynamical prediction system Journal of Hydrology, 546, March 2017, DOI:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2017.01.010, 103-112

  • Ranalkar M.R., Pawar S.D., Pradeep Kumar P. Characteristics of lightning activity in tropical cyclones developed over North Indian Ocean basin during 2010-2015 Atmospheric Research, 187, May 2017, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.12.003, 16-32

  • Saha U., Siingh D., Kamra A.K., Galanaki E., Maitra A., Singh R.P., Singh A.K., Chakraborty Swastika, Singh Rajesh On the association of lightning activity and projected change in climate over the Indian sub-continent Atmospheric Research, 183, January 2017, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.09.001, 173-190

  • Sahai S., Borah N., Chattopadhyay R., Joseph S., Abhilash S. Bias-correction and downscaling technique for operational extended range forecasts based on self organizing map Climate Dynamics, 48, April 2017, DOI:10.1007/s00382-016-3214-4, 2437-2451 3063

  • Sarkar S., Mukhopadhyay P., Dutta S. Atmospheric dynamics and internal processes during organization and intensification of Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation (BSISO) based on TRMM and reanalyses data International Journal of Climatology, online, February 2017, DOI:10.1002/joc.5017, 1-16

  • Sathyanadh A., Prabha T.V., Balaji B., Resmi E.A., Karipot A. Evaluation of WRF PBL parameterization schemes against direct observations during a dry event over the Ganges valley Atmospheric Research, 193, September 2017, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.02.016, 125-141

  • Sathyanadh A., Prabha T.V., Balaji B., Resmi E.A., Karipot A. Evaluation of WRF PBL parameterization schemes against direct observations during a dry event over the Ganges valley Atmospheric Research, 193, September 2017, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.02.016, 125-141

  • Sathyanadh A., Prabha T.V., Patil C., Karipot A. Planetary boundary layer height over the Indian subcontinent: Variability and controls with respect to monsoon Atmospheric Research, 195, October 2017, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.05.010, 44-61

  • Shrestha A.B., Bajaracharya S., Sharma A., Duo C., Kulkarni Ashwini Observed trends and changes in daily temperature and precipitation extremes over the Koshi river basin 1975-2010 International Journal of Climatology, 37, February 2017, DOI:10.1002/joc.4761, 1066-1083

  • Siddharth Kumar, Arora A., Chattopadhyay R., Hazra A., Suryachandra A. Rao, Goswami B.N. Seminal role of stratiform clouds in large-scale aggregation of tropical rain in boreal summer monsoon intraseasonal oscillations Climate Dynamics, 48, February 2017, DOI:10.1007/s00382-016-3124-5, 999-1015 3039

  • Unnikrishnan C.K., Rajeevan M., Vijaya Bhaskar Rao Study on the role of land-atmosphere coupling on the south Asian monsoon climate variability using a regional climate model Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 127, February 2017, DOI 10.1007/s00704-015-1680-y, 947-964 3083

  • Yadav R.K. On the relationship between east equatorial Atlantic SST and ISM through Eurasian wave Climate Dynamics, 48, January 2017, DOI 10.1007/s00382-016-3074-y, 281-295 3028

  • Yadav R.K., Singh Bhupendra B. North Equatorial Indian Ocean Convection and Indian Summer Monsoon June Progression: a Case Study of 2013 and 2014 Pure and Applied Geophysics, 174, February 2017, DOI:10.1007/s00024-016-1341-9, 477-489

    2016

  • Chakraborty S., Sinha N., Chattopadhyay R., Sengupta S., Mohan P.M., Datye (2016) Atmospheric controls on the precipitation isotopes over the Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal. Scientific Reports, 6:19555, January 2016, DOI:10.1038/srep19555, 1-11.

  • Deshpande N. R., Kothawale D. R., Kulkarni Ashwini (2016) Changes in climate extremes over major river basins of India. International Journal of Climatology, online, February 2016, DOI: 10.1002/joc.4651, 1-12.

  • Fadnavis S., Ravi Kumar K., Tiwari Y.K., Pozzoli L (2016) Atmospheric CO2 source and sink patterns over the Indian region. Annales Geophysicae, 34, February 2016, DOI:10.5194/angeo-34-279-2016, 279-291.

  • Kothawale D.R., Deshpande N.R., Narkhedkar S.G., Kulkarni J.R.(2016), Unidentified heavy rainfall station \u2018Tamhini\u2019 in the northern region of Western Ghats of India, International Journal of Climatology, online, June 2016, DOI:10.1002/joc.4786, 1-16.

  • Kulkarni Ashwini (2016), Homogeneous clusters over India using probability density function of daily rainfall, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, online, April 2016, DOI:10.1007/s00704-016-1808-8, 1-11.

  • Mujumdar M., Sooraj K.P., Krishnan R., Preethi B., Joshi M.K., Varikoden H., Singh Bhupendra B., Rajeevan M.(2016), Anomalous convective activity over sub tropical east Pacific during 2015 and associated boreal summer monsoon teleconnections (with suppliments), Climate Dynamics, online, August 2016, DOI:10.1007/s00382-016-3321-2, 1-14.

  • Narayansetti, S., P. Swapna, K. Ashok, J. Jyoti and R. Krishnan (2016): Changes in biological productivity in the southern subtropical Indian Ocean in recent decades. Scientific Reports, 6, DOI:10.1038/srep27467.

  • Patwardhan S., Kulkarni Ashwini, Sabade S (2016) Projected Changes in Semi Permanent Systems of Indian Summer Monsoon in CORDEX-SA Framework. American Journal of Climate Change, 5, June 2016, DOI:10.4236/ajcc.2016.52013, 1-14.

  • Preethi B., Mujumdar M., Kripalani R.H., Prabhu A., Krishnan R.(2016), Recent trends and tele connections among South and East Asian summer monsoons in a warming environment, Climate Dynamics, online, June 2016, DOI:10.1007/s00382-016-3218-0, 1-17.

  • Ramarao M.V.S., Sanjay J., Krishnan R.(2016), Modulation of summer monsoon sub-seasonal surface air temperature over India by soil moisture-temperature coupling, Mausam, 67, January 2016, 53-66.

  • Ravi Kumar K., Tiwari Y.K., Revadekar J.V., Vellore R., Guha T.(2016), Impact of ENSO on variability of AIRS retrieved CO2 over India, Atmospheric Environment, 142, October 2016, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.07.001, 83-92.

  • Ravi Kumar K., Valsala V., Tiwari Y.K., Revadekar J.V., Pillai P., Prakash, Chakraborty S., Murtugudde R.(2016), Intra-seasonal variability of atmospheric CO2 concentrations over India during summer monsoons, Atmospheric Environment, 142, October 2016, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.07.023, 229-237.

  • Revadekar J.V., Ravi Kumar K., Tiwari Y.K., Valsala V(2016), Variability in AIRS CO2 during active and break phases of Indian summer monsoon, Science of the Total Environment, 541, January 2016, DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.09.078, 1200-1207.

  • Revadekar J.V., Varikoden H., Murumkar P.K., Ahmed S.A.(2016), On the relationship between sea surface temperatures, circulation parameters and temperatures over west coast of India, Science of the Total Environment, 551-552, May 2016, DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.016, 175-185.

  • Revadekar J.V., Varikoden H., Preethi B., Mujumdar M.(2016), Precipitation extremes during Indian summer monsoon: role of cyclonic disturbances, Natural Hazards, 81, April 2016, DOI:10.1007/s11069-016-2148-9, 1611-1625.

  • Roxy M.K., Modi A., Murtugudde R., Valsala V., Panickal S., Prasanna Kumar S., Ravichandran M., Vichi M., Levy M.(2016), Reduction in marine primary productivity driven by rapid warming over the tropical Indian Ocean, Geophysical Research Letters, 43, January 2016, DOI:10.1002/2015GL066979, 1-8.

  • Terray P., Masson S., Prodhomme C., Roxy M., Sooraj K.P.(2016), Impacts of Indian and Atlantic oceans on ENSO in a comprehensive modeling framework, Climate Dynamics, 46, April 2016, DOI:10.1007/s00382-015-2715-x, 2507-2533.

    2015

  • Bansod S.D., Fadnavis S., Ghanekar S.P.(2015), Association of the pre-monsoon thermal field over north India and the western Tibetan Plateau with summer monsoon rainfall over India, Annales Geophysicae, 33, August 2015, DOI:10.5194/angeo-33-1051-2015, 1051-1058.

  • Kothawale D.R., Kulkarni J.R.(2015), Performance of August-September Indian monsoon rainfall when June-July rainfall is reported as being in deficit/excess, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 127, April 2015, DOI:10.1007/s00703-014-0353-1, 147-161.

  • Deshpande N.R., Kulkarni B.D.(2015), Changing pattern of heavy rainstorms in the Indus basin of India under global warming scenarios, Journal of Earth System Science, 124, June 2015, 829\u2013841.

  • Fadnavis S., Semeniuk K., Schultz M.G., Kiefer M., Mahajan A., Pozzoli L., Sonbawane S.(2015), Transport pathways of peroxyacetyl nitrate in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere from different monsoon systems during the summer monsoon season, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15, October 2015, DOI:10.5194/acp-15-11477-2015, 11477-11499.

  • Jadhav J., Swapna P., Marathe S., Ashok K.(2015),On the possible cause of distinct El Niño types in the recent decades (With Supplimentary), Scientific Reports, 5, November 2015, DOI:10.1038/srep17009, No.17009, 1-21.

  • Krishnan R., Sabin T.P., Vellore R., Mujumdar M., Sanjay J., Goswami B.N.(2015), Deciphering the desiccation trend of the South Asian monsoon hydroclimate in a warming world, Climate Dynamics, online, October 2015, DOI:10.1007/s00382-015-2886-5, 1-23.

  • Madhura R.K., Krishnan R., Revadekar J.V., Mujumdar M., Goswami B.N.(2015), Changes in western disturbances over the Western Himalayas in a warming environment, Climate Dynamics, 44, February 2015, DOI:10.1007/s00382-014-2166-9, 1157-1168.

  • Mahajan A.S., Fadnavis S., Thomas M.A., Pozzoli L., Gupta S., Royer S-J, Saiz-Lopez A., Simó R(2015), Quantifying the impacts of an updated global dimethyl sulfide climatology on cloud microphysics and aerosol radiative forcing, Journal of Geophysical Research, 120, April 2015, DOI:10.1002/2014JD022687, 2524-2536.

  • Mahajan A.S., Smedt I.D., Biswas M.S., Ghude S., Fadnavis S., Roy C., Roozendael M.V.(2015), Inter-annual variations in satellite observations of nitrogen dioxide and formaldehyde over India, Atmospheric Environment, 116, September 2015, 194-201.

  • Preethi B., Sabin T.P., Adedoyin J.A., Ashok K.(2015), Impacts of the ENSO Modoki and other tropical Indo-Pacific climate-drivers on African rainfall, Scientific Reports, 5, November 2015, DOI: 10.1038/srep16653, No. 16653, 1-14.

  • Priya P., Mujumdar M., Sabin T.P., Terry P., Krishnan R.(2015), Impacts of Indo-Pacific sea surface temperature anomalies on the summer monsoon circulation and heavy precipitation over Northwest India\u2013Pakistan region during 2010. Journal of Climate, 28, May 2015, DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00595.1, 3714-3730.

  • Ramarao M. V. S., Krishnan, R., Sanjay J., Sabin, T. P.(2015), Understanding land surface response to changing South Asian monsoon in a warming climate, Earth System Dynamics, 6, September 2015, DOI:10.5194/esd-6-569-2015, 569\u2013582.

  • Rao R.R.(2015), Observed variability of near-surface salinity field on seasonal and interannual time scales and its impact on the evolution of sea surface temperature of the tropical Indian Ocean, International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems, 6, June 2015, DOI:10.1260/1759-3131.6.2.87, 87-111.

  • Rao R.R., Jitendra M., Sivakumar R., Ramakrishna S.S.V.S.(2015), Observed intraseasonal and interannual variability of Arabian Sea Warm Pool along the Gulf of Aden to Strait of Malacca shipping lane during 1951-2010, International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems, 6, June 2015, 55-85.

  • Roxy M. K., Ritika K., P. Terray, Masson S.(2015), Indian Ocean warming-the bigger picture, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 96, July 2015, 1070-1071.

  • Roxy M., Kapoor R., Terray P., Murtugudde R., Ashok K., Goswami B.N.(2015), Drying of Indian subcontinent by rapid Indian Ocean warming and a weakening land-sea thermal gradient, Nature Communications, 6:7423, June 2015, DOI:10.1038/ncomms8423, 1-10.

  • Sooraj K P, Pascal Terray, Prince Xavier(2015), Sub-seasonal behaviour of Asian summer monsoon under a changing climate: assessments using CMIP5 models, Climate Dynamics, online, September 2015, DOI:10.1007/s00382-015-2817-5, 1-28.

  • Sooraj K.P., Terray P., Mujumdar M.(2015), Global warming and the weakening of the Asian summer monsoon circulation: assessments from the CMIP5 models, Climate Dynamics, 45, July 2015, 2DOI:10.1007/s00382-014-2257-7, 233-252.

  • Swapna P., Roxy M., Aparna K., Kulkarni K., Prajeesh A.G., Ashok K., Krishnan R., Moorthi S., Kumar A., Goswami B.N.(2015), IITM Earth System Model: Transformation of a Seasonal Prediction Model to a Long Term Climate Model, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 96, August 2015, DOI:10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00276.1, 1351-1367.

  • Varikoden H., Babu C.A.(2015), Indian summer monsoon rainfall and its relation with SST in the equatorial Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, International Journal of Climatology, 35, May 2015, DOI:10.1002/joc.4056, 1192-1200.

  • Varikoden H., Revadekar J.V., Choudhary Y., Preethi B. Droughts of Indian summer monsoon associated with El Niño and Non-El Niño years, International Journal of Climatology, 35, June 2015, DOI:10.1002/joc.4097, 1916-1925.

  • Vellore R.K., Kaplan M.L., Krishnan R., Lewis J.M., Sabade S., Deshpande N., Singh B.B., Madhura R.K., Rama Rao M.V.S.(2015), Monsoon-extratropical circulation interactions in Himalayan extreme rainfall, Climate Dynamics, online, August 2015, DOI:10.1007/s00382-015-2784-x, 1-30.

    2014

  • Ashok K., Nagaraju C., SenGupta A., Pai D.S.(2014), Decadal changes in the relationship between the Indian and Australian summer monsoons, Climate Dynamics, 42, February 2014, DOI:10.1007/s00382-012-1625-4, 1043-1052.

  • Chakraborty S.(2014), Interannual Climate Variabilities of the Tropical Indian Ocean and Coral Isotopic Records, Gondwana Geological Magazine, 29, December 2014, 61-66.

  • Chakravorty S., Chowdary J.S., Gnanaseelan C.(2014), Epochal changes in the seasonal evolution of tropical Indian Ocean warming associated with El Nin\u02dco, Climate Dynamics, 42, February 2014, DOI:10.1007/s00382-013-1666-3, 805-822.

  • Chakravorty S., Gnanaseelan C., Chowdary J.S., Luo J-J(2014), Relative role of El Nino and IOD forcing on the southern tropical Indian Ocean Rossby waves, Journal of Geophysical Research, 119, August 2014, DOI:10.1002/2013JC009713, 5105-5122.

  • Deshpande N.R., Goswami B.N.(2014), Modulation of the diurnal cycle of rainfall over India by intraseasonal variations of Indian summer monsoon, International Journal of Climatology, 34, April 2014, DOI:10.1002/joc.3719, 793-807.

  • Fadnavis S., Deshpande M., Ghude S.D., Raj P.E.(2014), Simulation of severe thunder storm event: a case study over Pune, India, Natural Hazards, 72, June 2014, DOI:10.1007/s11069-014-1047-1, 927-943.

  • Fadnavis S., Dhomse S., Ghude S., Iyer U., Buchunde P., Sonbawne S., Raj P.E.(2014), Ozone trends in the vertical structure of Upper Troposphere and Lower stratosphere over the Indian monsoon region, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 11, March 2014, DOI:10.1007/s13762-013-0258-4, 529-542.

  • Fadnavis S., Raj P.E., Buchunde P., Goswami B.N.(2014), In search of influence of stratospheric Quasi-Biennial Oscillation on tropical cyclones tracks over the Bay of Bengal region, International Journal of Climatology, 34, March 2014, DOI:10.1002/joc.3706, 567-580.

  • Fadnavis S., Schultz M.G., Semeniuk K., Mahajan A.S., Pozzoli L., Sonbawane S., Ghude S.D., Kiefer M., Eckert E.(2014), Trends in Peroxyacetyl Nitrate (PAN) in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere over Southern Asia during the summer monsoon season: regional impacts, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 14, December 2014, DOI:10.5194/acp-14-12725-2014, 12725-12743.

  • Kothawale D.R., Kulkarni J.R.(2014), Performance of all-India southwest monsoon seasonal rainfall when monthly rainfall reported as deficit/excess, Meteorological Applications, 21, July 2014, DOI:10.1002/met.1385, 619-634.

  • Mahajan A.S., Prados-Roman C., Hay T.D., Lampel J., Pohler D., Grobmann K., Tschritter J., Frieb U., Platt U., Johnston P., Kreher K., Wittrock F., Burrows J.P., Plane J.M.C., Saiz-Lopez A.(2014), Glyoxal observations in the global marine boundary layer, Journal of Geophysical Research, 119, May 2014, DOI:10.1002/2013JD021388, 6160\u20136169.

  • Ravi Kumar K., Tiwari Y.K., Valsala V., Murtugudde R.(2014), On understanding the land\u2013ocean CO2 contrast over the Bay of Bengal: A case study during 2009 summer monsoon, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 21, April 2014, DOI:10.1007/s11356-013-2386-2, 5066\u20135075.

  • Ravi kumar K., Revadekar J.V., Tiwari Y.K.(2014), AIRS retrieved CO2 and its association with climatic parameters over India during 2004\u20132011, Science of The Total Environment, 476-477, April 2014, DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.12.118, 79-89.

  • Roxy M.(2014), Sensitivity of precipitation to sea surface temperature over the tropical summer monsoon region - and its quantification, Climate Dynamics, 43, September 2014, DOI:10.1007/s00382-013-1881-y, 1159-1169.

  • Roxy M., Kapoor R., Terray P., Masson S.(2014), Curious Case of Indian Ocean Warming, Journal of Climate, 27, November 2014, DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00471.1, 8501-8509.

  • Sengupta S.(2014), Pros and cons of laser based isotope measurements of water and real time vapour samples: A user\u2019s perspective, Gondwana Geological Magazine, 29, June 2014, 45-51.

  • Sengupta S., Sracek O., Jean J-S, Lu H-Y, Wang C-H, Palcsu L., Liu C-C, Jen C-H, Bhattacharya P.(2014), Spatial variation of groundwater arsenic distribution in the Chianan Plain, SW Taiwan: Role of local hydrogeological factors and geothermal Sources, Journal of Hydrology, 518, October 2014, DOI:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.03.067, 393-409.

  • Somaru Ram, Borgaonkar H.P.(2014), Climatic response of various tree ring parameters of fir (Abies pindrow) from Chandanwadi in Jammu and Kashmir, western Himalaya, India, Current Science, 106, June 2014, 1568-1577.

  • Somaru Ram, Borgaonkar H.P.(2014), Tree-ring analysis over western Himalaya and its long-term association with vapor pressure and potential evapotranspiration, Dendrochronologia, 32, January 2014, DOI:10.1016/j.dendro.2013.07.003, 32-48.

  • Swapna P., Krishnan R., Wallace J.M.(2014), Indian Ocean and monsoon coupled interactions in a warming environment, Climate Dynamics, 42, May 2014, DOI:10.1007/s00382-013-1787-8, 2439-2454.

  • Tiwari Y.K., Revadekar J.V., Ravi Kumar K.(2014), Anomalous features of mid-tropospheric CO2 during Indian summer monsoon drought years, Atmospheric Environment, 99, December 2014, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.09.060, 94-103.

  • Tiwari Y.K., Vellore R.K., Ravi Kumar K., Schoot M.V.D., Cho C-H(2014), Influence of monsoons on atmospheric CO2 spatial variability and ground-based monitoring over India, Science of The Total Environment, 490, August 2014, 570-578.

  • Varikoden H., Ramesh Kumar .T., Babu C.A.(2014), Indian summer monsoon rainfall characteristics during contrasting monsoon years, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 171, July 2014, DOI:10.1007/s00024-013-0691-9, 1461-1472.

  • Vellore R.K., Krishnan R., Pendharkar J., Choudhury A.D., Sabin T.P.(2014), On the anomalous precipitation enhancement over the Himalayan foothills during monsoon breaks, Climate Dynamics, 42, October 2014, DOI:10.1007/s00382-013-2024-1.

    2013

  • Krishnan R., Sabin T.P., Ayantika D.C., Kitoh A., Sugi M., Murakami H., Turner A.G., Slingo J.M., Rajendran K.(2013), Will the South Asian monsoon overturning circulation stabilize any further?, Climate Dynamics, 40, January 2013, DOI:10.1007/s00382-012-1317-0, 187-211.

  • Kulkarni Ashwini, Patwardhan S., Krishna Kumar K., Ashok K., Krishnan R.(2012), Projected climate change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region by using the high-resolution regional climate model PRECIS, Mountain Research and Development, 33, May 2013, DOI:10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-11-00131.1, 142-151.

  • Prajeesh A.G., Ashok K., Bhaskar Rao D.V.(2013), Falling monsoon depression frequency: A Gray-Sikka conditions perspective, Scientific Reports, 3:2989, October 2013, DOI: 10.1038/srep02989,1-8.

  • Preethi B., Revadekar J.V.(2013), Kharif foodgrain yield and daily summer monsoon precipitation over India, International Journal of Climatology, 33, June 2013, DOI: 10.1002/joc.3565, 1978-1986.

  • Revadekar J.V., Hameed S., Collins D., Manton M., Sheikh M., Borgaonkar H. P., Kothawale D. R., Adnan M., Ahmed A. U., Ashraf J., Baidya S., Islam N., Jayasinghearachchi D., Manzoor N., Premalal K. H., Shreshta M.L.(2013), Impact of altitude and latitude on changes in temperature extremes over South Asia during 1971\u20132000, International Journal of Climatology, 33, January 2013, DOI:10.1002/joc.3418, 199\u2013209.

  • Roxy M., Patil N., Aparna K., Ashok K.(2013), Revisiting the Indian summer monsoon-ENSO links in the IPCC AR4 projections: A cautionary outlook, Global and Planetary Change, 104, May 2013, DOI:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2013.02.003, 51-60.

  • Roxy M., Tanimoto Y., Preethi B., Terray P., Krishnan R.(2013), Intraseasonal SST-precipitation relationship and its spatial variability over the tropical summer monsoon region, Climate Dynamics, 41, July 2013, DOI:10.1007/s00382-012-1547-1, 45-61.

  • Sabin T.P., Babu C.A., Joseph P.V.(2013), SST\u2013convection relation over tropical oceans, International Journal of Climatology, 33, May 2013, DOI:10.1002/joc.3522, 1424\u20131435.

  • Sabin T.P., Krishnan R., Ghattas J., Denvil S., Dufresne J-L, Hourdin F., Pascal T.(2013), High resolution simulation of the South Asian monsoon using a variable resolution global climate model, Climate Dynamics, 41, July 2013, DOI:10.1007/s00382-012-1658-8, 173-194.

  • Sengupta S., Parekh A., Chakraborty S., Ravi Kumar K., Bose T.(2013), Vertical variation of oxygen isotope in Bay of Bengal and its relationships with water masses, Journal of Geophysical Research, 118, December 2013, DOI:10.1002/2013JC008973, 6411-6424.

  • Somaru Ram, Borgaonkar H.P.(2013), Growth response of conifer trees from high-altitude region of Western Himalaya, Current Science, 105, July 2013, 225-231

  • Sooraj K.P., Seo K-H.(2013), Boreal summer intraseasonal variability simulated in the NCEPclimate forecast system: insights from moist static energy budget and sensitivity to convective moistening, Climate Dynamics, 41, September 2013, DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1631-6, 1569-1594.

  • Tiwari Y.K., Revadekar J.V., Ravi Kumar K.(2013), Variations in atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and its association with rainfall and vegetation over India, Atmospheric Environment, 68, April 2013, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.11.040, 45-51.

  • Tiwari Y.K., Valsala V., Vellore R.K., Kunchal R.K.(2016), Effectiveness of surface monitoring stations in representing regional CO2 emissions over India, Climate Research, 56, March 2013, DOI:10.3354/cr01149, 121-129.

  • Varikoden H., Krishna Kumar K., Babu C.A. (2013) Long term trends of seasonal and monthly rainfall in different intensity ranges over Indian subcontinent, Mausam, 64, July 2013, 481-488

  • Varikoden H., Preethi B. (2013) Wet and dry years of Indian summer monsoon and its relation with Indo-Pacific sea surface temperatures, International Journal of Climatology, 33, June 2013, DOI: 10.1002/joc.3547, 1761-1771

    2012

  • Ashok K., Sabin.T.P., Swapna P., Murtugudde R.G. (2012) Is a global warming signature emerging in the tropical Pacific? Geophysical Research Letters, 39, January 2012, DOI:10.1029/2011GL050232, L02701, 1-5.

  • Chakraborty S., Goswami B.N., Dutta K (2012) Pacific coral oxygen isotope and the tropospheric temperature gradient over the Asian monsoon region: a tool to reconstruct past Indian summer monsoon rainfall, Journal of Quaternary Science, 27, DOI:10.1002/jqs.1541, 269-278.

  • Fadnavis S., Beig G., Chakraborti T. (2012) Decadal solar signal in ozone and temperature through the mesosphere of Northern tropics, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar Terrestrial Physics, 78-79, March 2012, DOI:10.1016/j.jastp.2010.09.035, 2-7.

  • Gandhi N., Ramesh R., Laskar A.H., Sheshshayee M.S., Shetye S., Anilkumar N., Patil S.M., Mohan R. (2012) Zonal variability in primary production and nitrogen uptake rates in the southwestern Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean, Deep-Sea Research I, 67, September 2012, DOI:10.1016/j.dsr.2012.05.003, 32-43.

  • Gandhi N., Ramesh R., Prakash S., Noronha S., Anil kumar N. (2012) Primary and new production in the thermocline ridge region of the southern Indian Ocean during the summer monsoon, Journal of Marine Research, 70, November 2012, 779-793.

  • Kothawale D.R., Krishna Kumar K., Srinivasan G. (2012) Spatial asymmetry of temperature trends over India and possible role of aerosols, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 110, October 2012, DOI:10.1007/s00704-012-0628-8, 263-280.

  • Kulkarni Ashwini (2012), Weakening of Indian summer monsoon rainfall in warming environment, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 109, August 2012, DOI:10.1007/s00704-012-0591-4, 447-459.

  • Mahajan A.S., Martin J.C.G., Hay T.D., Royer S.0J., Yvon-Lewis S., Liu Y., Hu L., Prados-Roman C., Ord´o\u02dcnez C., Plane J.M.C., Saiz-Lopez A. (2012), Latitudinal distribution of reactive iodine in the eastern pacific and its link to open ocean sources, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 12, December 2012, DOI:10.5194/acp-12-11609-2012, 11609\u201311617.

  • Mujumdar M., Preethi B., Sabin T.P., Ashok K., Saeed S., Pai D.S., Krishnan R. (2012) Asian summer monsoon response to the La Niña event of 2010, Meteorological Applications, 19, June 2012, 216-225.

  • Raje D., Krishnan R. (2012) Bayesian parameter uncertainty modeling in a macroscale hydrologic model and its impact on Indian river basin hydrology under climate change, Water Resources Research, 48, August 2012, DOI:10.1029/2011WR011123, W08522, 1-17.

  • Revadekar J.V., Kothawale D.R., Patwardhan S.K., Pant G.B., Rupa Kumar K (2012), About the observed and future changes in temperature extremes over India, Natural Hazards, 60, February 2012, DOI 10.1007/s11069-011-9895-4, 1133-1155.

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